Columbia and other universities at risk as court lifts block on DEI orders A federal appeals court on February 6 allowed President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at federally funded institutions to move forward, reversing a lower court’s injunction that had paused their enforcement. The ruling enables federal agencies…

A special NIA court in Delhi on Monday transferred the case against Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi back to the judge who had convicted her on terror charges under UAPA and for IPC offences as well, holding that the “judge who delivered the conviction must also decide the sentencing”.Special Judge Chanderjit Singh was transferred from the…

NEW DELHI: An earthquake of intensity 4.7 hit Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir at 5.35 am, Monday. According to the National Centre of Seismology, the earthquake was recorded at a depth of 10km. The epicentre was reported to be in the Pattan area, according to PTI.The tremors were felt in India and Pakistan.The epicentral area,…

NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Sunday took a jibe at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar amid a growing push to honour him with the country’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.RJD MP Sudhakar Singh said that despite being ill, Nitish Kumar has served as Bihar’s chief minister for 20 years, which makes him…

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has called Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee for a meeting on June 19 to present his case against recognising a breakaway faction within the Mamata Banerjee-led party, as the Speaker weighs competing claims arising from a widening split in the TMC’s Lok Sabha ranks. The hearing comes…

St. George’s Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School Even before modern education boards, smart classrooms or online learning came into the picture, a few schools in India had already opened their doors. They saw colonial rule, Indian Independence and the dramatic changes in the way children learned over the next few centuries. They went on changing and…